Index | Niagara Falls | New York | National |
Cost of living | 81 | 119 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 95 | 110 | 100 |
Groceries | 96 | 113 | 100 |
Health care | 89 | 101 | 100 |
Housing | 47 | 145 | 100 |
Transportation | 96 | 108 | 100 |
Utilities | 97 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $48,700 | $4,058 | $1,136 | $1,461 |
Renters | $19,796 | $1,650 | $462 | $594 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
New York | 4% | 8.875% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
New York | 4% | 8.82% |
Item | Niagara Falls | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.56 | $20.27 | 8.4% |
Beauty Salon | $39.63 | $40.39 | 1.9% |
Toothpaste | $1.96 | $2.36 | 16.8% |
Shampoo | $0.98 | $1.08 | 8.6% |
Movie | $11.21 | $10.99 | 2.0% |
Bowling | $14.11 | $15.49 | 8.9% |
Item | Niagara Falls | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.84 | $4.30 | 10.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.26 | $1.40 | 10.2% |
Milk | $2.34 | $2.20 | 6.1% |
Potatoes | $2.95 | $3.22 | 8.5% |
Pizza | $10.99 | $10.74 | 2.3% |
Beer | $10.07 | $9.60 | 4.9% |
Item | Niagara Falls | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $72.83 | $109.73 | 33.6% |
Doctor | $86.85 | $118.34 | 26.6% |
Dentist | $98.38 | $100.94 | 2.5% |
Ibuprofen | $8.81 | $9.93 | 11.3% |
Lipitor | $497.50 | $469.53 | 6.0% |
Item | Niagara Falls | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $69,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 62.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,249.17 | $1,229.62 | 1.6% |
Apartment Rent | $648.00 | $949.00 | 31.7% |
Item | Niagara Falls | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.73 | $2.71 | 0.8% |
Tire Balancing | $45.17 | $51.86 | 12.9% |
Item | Niagara Falls | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $158.42 | $170.84 | 7.3% |
Phone | $192.72 | $187.18 | 3.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Sloan, NY | 3,606 | 81 | 18.7% |
Buffalo, NY | 258,989 | 82 | 18.4% |
Tonawanda city, NY | 14,991 | 84 | 16.3% |
North Tonawanda, NY | 30,935 | 85 | 14.6% |
Cheektowaga, NY | 74,673 | 86 | 14.5% |
Niagara Falls, NY | 49,180 | 81 | 19.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Harrisburg, PA | 49,160 | 87 | 12.9% |
La Mirada, CA | 49,130 | 143 | 43.4% |
Methuen Town, MA | 49,043 | 121 | 21.5% |
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 49,038 | 160 | 59.8% |
Severn, MD | 49,017 | 125 | 24.9% |
Niagara Falls, NY | 49,180 | 81 | 19.3% |